Dear families, Halloween is just around the corner and I know that our school communities are looking forward to celebrating this holiday in creative ways. To ensure that all members in our school communities are able to enjoy this holiday, I wanted to reach out with a gentle reminder to please be thoughtful in the […]
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SD 42 Information and Updates
October 2, 2020: Letter from Superintendent Sylvia Russell
Dear families, I am writing to provide you with some important updates and to thank you for your support in helping us begin this unique school year in as safe a manner as possible. We are seeing evidence across our schools that the Daily Health Assessment checklist is being followed, and are deeply grateful for […]
September 4, 2020: Superintendent letter to secondary school families
Dear families, As we head into orientation week, I wanted to reach out to provide an update on our return to school planning. As you know, our district posted an online survey on Friday, August 28, to determine how many students would be returning for in-classroom instruction in September. This survey closed on Tuesday, September […]
August 28, 2020: Return to School Survey
** This survey is now CLOSED. ** If you haven’t had an opportunity to complete the survey and your child will not be returning for in-classroom instruction in September, please contact your child’s school principal. **** To ensure all families have an opportunity to share their plans for the September return to school and […]
Connecting to Learning – Fall 2020 / Garibaldi Gazette
School Event Oct 21 2020
Today we went into a brief “Hold and Secure ” to ensure student safety. There was a non-school, community issue that required a call to 911. It is best practice in these situations to ensure students remain in the safety of the building. At no time was the incident on school property. A more significant […]
How to Order Student Photos
The student images are uploaded on the Mountain West Studios website www.mountainwest.ca and are ready to be ordered. If your student had retakes on October 14th, photos should be up next week. Click this “How to Order” link as it will provide you complete information on ordering photos. All the webcodes for the students are noted […]
Notre Bistro for Oct 27
Notre Bistro features local BC products all created in-house Food for Thought: “Context and memory play powerful roles in all the truly great meals of one’s life.” Anthony Bourdain Soup: $2.50 – New England Clam Chowder Main: $5.00 – Handmade Bacon Cheddar Beef Burger w/Fries Short Order: $4.50 – Homemade Fettuccini Alfredo & Italian Sausage […]
GSS Collaboration Days
Collaboration days are times set aside for staff to work on issues relating to Program implementation and additional professional growth. In the past years these days have been a “late” start. The new BC Ministry of Education requirements limit late start opportunities as a gradual entry is required. For the 2020 – 2021 academic […]
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What if a student feels ill ?
Provincial Health & BCCDC Updates – Illness Procedures and FAQ Stay Home When New Symptoms of Illness Develop Students and staff should stay at home when new symptoms of illness develop. The key symptoms to watch for are fever, chills, cough, shortness of breath, loss of sense of smell or taste, nausea, vomiting and […]
About us
At Garibaldi Secondary School students will have the opportunity to pursue their passion, to learn, to create, to lead, to think and be prepared to thrive in the 21st Century. Garibaldi prides itself on its culture of care, creating a safe and caring environment for all learners. Garibaldi is a comprehensive high school where students are given opportunities to acquire knowledge
and skills that will develop their potential as active and engaged life-long learners.
Our Mission:
Our primary purpose is to enable all our students to develop their individual potentials and to acquire the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to become self-reliant, self-disciplined, socially and environmentally responsible participants in a democratic global society.
Garibaldi has a number of unique programs and opportunities for students:
- Our International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme
- Interdisciplinary Arts Academy
- Plumbing, Electrical and Carpentry Post-Secondary Apprenticeships
- Our music and choir program
- Our many courses, clubs, teams, and activities
- New campus with a 24 million dollar renovation and addition
- Full teaching kitchen
- Dance classes
- Our excellent Student Support Services program
Starting in September 2018 Garibaldi will offer a Softball Academy in partnership with Ridge Meadows Softball Association. More information is available in the Main Office.
The International Baccalaureate Program (IB) Diploma Programme at Garibaldi Secondary School offers interested students a rigorous academic curriculum and a smooth transition into university.
Available in only 14 high schools across BC, the program is opened to students in the Maple Ridge – Pitt Meadows School District as well as students from neighbouring districts.
Garibaldi Secondary School is a candidate school* for the MYP. This school is pursuing authorization as an IB World School. IB World Schools share a common philosophy- a commitment to high-quality, challenging, international education - that we believe is important for our students.
* Only schools authorized by the IB Organization can offer any of its four academic programmes: the Primary Years Programme (PYP), the Middle Years Programme (MYP), the Diploma Programme (DP), or the Career-related Programme (CP). Candidate status gives no guarantee
that authorization will be granted.
For further information about the IB and its programmes visit http://www.ibo.org
Grade 11 and Grade 12 students interested in the IB program have the following two options:
- They may take one or more individual courses as Certificate courses
- They can take all their courses in IB for Grade 11 and 12 years, thus earning an International Baccalaureate Diploma.
Both certificate courses and the full diploma afford students the opportunity to receive advanced first-year credit at most universities in Canada and internationally for all HL courses.
For senior students, Garibaldi Secondary also offers partnerships with Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) and British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT). Students can earn a Carpentry Level 1 Certficate or Plumbing Level 1 and 2 Certificates from KPU. BCIT offers students the Level 1 Electrician Certificate.
For students planning to study in the arts, Garibaldi is home of the Interdisciplinary Arts Academy. Music, theatre, dance, and visual arts are delivered in dedicated spaces - our dance room has installed barres, we have a fully equipped professional theatre with sound system, and music spaces for both instrumental and choir classes.
Our Facility:
Garibaldi Secondary School received an extensive renovation as well as an addition between 2007 and 2009. We have state of the art technology infrastructure, a fantastic building, and beautiful school grounds.